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May 7, 2020
 

UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.6.2020

 

 

 

 

NETWORK FINALS:  The 8:30PM episode of SINGLE PARENTS gained 0.1 in final numbers, and the CHICAGO PD rerun lost the same.

 

 

 

 

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart  

 

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS:  Bravo’s REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS led Wednesday cable, up 0.06 to 0.57, and SUMMER HOUSE was down 0.07 to 0.20.  MTV’s THE CHALLENGE slipped 0.02 to 0.55, and RIDICULOUSNESS was up 0.02 to 0.12.  Cable news was topped by Fox News’s TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT at 0.38/0.62/4.2M, with MSNB’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW at 0.26/0.41/3.1M, and CNN’s CUOMO PRIME TIME at 0.25/0.38/1.9M.  On HGTV, HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was steady at 0.28, PROPERTY BROTHERS held at 0.28, and HOUSE HUNTERS was steady at 0.25.  On Food Network, GUY’S GROCERY GAMES was at 0.28/0.25, compared to last week’s 0.30/0.28.  TNT’s ALL ELITE WRESTLING ticked up to 0.28.  On History, FORGED IN FIRE slimmed by 0.02 to 0.27, and EATING HISTORY was down 0.05 to 0.15.  TLC’s MY 600-LB LIFE ticked up to 0.26.  On BET, THE OVAL returned at 0.25 (plus 0.02 from BET HER), and RUTHLESS launched at 0.20 (0lus 0.02 from BET HER).  On ID, SEE NO EVIL was steady at 0.21, and DEADLY RECALL ticked up to 0.17.  USA’s WWE NXT gained 0.02 to 0.18.  Discovery’s EXPEDITION UNKNOWN dipped 0.03 to 0.18.  TBS’s FULL FRONTAL dropped 0.05 to 0.17.  FX’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS fell 0,08 to 0.15.  On A&E, CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES ticked up to 0.12, and GHOST HUNTERS was at 0.12 compared to last week’s 0.12/0.17.  Comedy Central’s CRANK YANKERS rose 0.03 to 0.11.  Freeform’s MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM ticked up to 0.09.  The series finale of iFC’s BROCKMIRE was steady at 0.04.  Sundance’s LIAR held at 0.01/54K. 

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts
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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Wednesday May 6, 2020 P18-49 P2+
Rank Program Net Start Mins Rating (000s)
1 REAL HOUSEWIVES BEV HILLS BRAVO 8:00 PM 60 0.57 1,638
2 CHALLENGE: TOTAL MADNESS MTV 8:00 PM 90 0.55 928
3 TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.38 4,175
4 HANNITY FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.35 4,403
5 FIVE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 5:00 PM 60 0.32 3,833
6 INGRAHAM ANGLE, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.31 3,563
7 SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 PM 60 0.28 3,180
8 HOUSE HUNTERS INTL HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:30 PM 30 0.28 1,564
9 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 9:00 PM 60 0.28 779
10 PROPERTY BROS:FOREVER HOM HOME AND GARDEN TV 9:00 PM 60 0.28 1,653
11 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.28 890
12 AEW: ALL ELITE WRESTLING: DYNAMITE 0031 TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION 8:00 PM 120 0.28 732
13 FORGED IN FIRE HISTORY 9:00 PM 63 0.27 931
14 MY 600-LB LIFE:WHERE ARE: N/A TLC 8:00 PM 120 0.26 965
15 RACHEL MADDOW SHOW MSNBC 9:00 PM 60 0.26 3,115
16 STORY, THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 PM 60 0.26 2,522
17 HOUSE HUNTERS HOME AND GARDEN TV 10:00 PM 30 0.25 1,560
18 OVAL, THE BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,017
19 GUYS GROCERY GAMES FOOD NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.25 785
20 CUOMO PRIME TIME CNN 9:00 PM 60 0.25 1,903
21 CNN TONIGHT CNN 10:00 PM 60 0.21 1,385
22 YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 4:00 PM 60 0.21 2,320
23 PB FH: REPACK HOME AND GARDEN TV 8:00 PM 60 0.21 1,296
24 SEE NO EVIL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 9:00 PM 60 0.21 858
25 TYLER PERRYS RUTHLESS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV 10:00 PM 60 0.20 817
26 SUMMER HOUSE BRAVO 10:00 PM 60 0.20 579
27 ANDERSON COOPER 360 CNN 8:00 PM 60 0.20 1,537
28 SITUATION ROOM CNN 5:00 PM 60 0.19 1,421
29 ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT CNN 7:00 PM 60 0.19 1,309
30 FOX NEWS AT NIGHT FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 PM 60 0.19 1,883
31 SITUATION ROOM CNN 6:00 PM 60 0.19 1,285
32 DAILY SHOW COMEDY CENTRAL 11:00 PM 45 0.19 615
33 WWE NXT: WWE NXT USA NETWORK 8:00 PM 120 0.18 663
34 EXP UNKNOWN: TONIGHT DISCOVERY CHANNEL 9:00 PM 61 0.18 932
35 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 1:00 PM 60 0.17 1,173
36 FULL FRONTAL W/ SAM BEE TBS NETWORK 10:30 PM 30 0.17 618
37 DEADLY RECALL INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY 10:00 PM 60 0.17 743
38 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,274
39 OUTNUMBERED FOX NEWS CHANNEL 12:00 PM 60 0.17 1,984
40 LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER CNN 4:00 PM 60 0.16 1,313
41 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 2:00 PM 60 0.16 1,272
42 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 11:00 AM 60 0.16 1,322
43 ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES MSNBC 8:00 PM 60 0.16 1,961
44 DAILY BRIEFING W/D.PERINO FOX NEWS CHANNEL 2:00 PM 60 0.15 1,965
45 LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL MSNBC 10:00 PM 60 0.15 2,443
46 CNN TONIGHT CNN 11:00 PM 60 0.15 923
47 OUTNUMBERED OVERTIME FOX NEWS CHANNEL 1:00 PM 60 0.15 1,852
48 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 3:00 PM 60 0.15 1,163
49 WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS FX 10:00 PM 32 0.15 378
50 EATING HISTORY HISTORY 10:03 PM 30 0.15 537
51 BILL HEMMER REPORTS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 3:00 PM 60 0.14 1,846
52 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 11:00 AM 60 0.14 1,718
53 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 8:00 AM 60 0.14 2,066
54 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9:00 AM 60 0.14 2,080
55 DEADLINE:WHITE HOUSE MSNBC 4:00 PM 60 0.13 2,034
56 RYANS MYSTERY PLAYDATE NICKELODEON 10:30 AM 30 0.13 534
57 SPORTSCENTER EARLY      L ESPN 6:01 PM 59 0.13 272
58 FIRST TAKE   L: N/A ESPN 10:00 AM 120 0.13 314
59 CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES A&E NETWORK 10:00 PM 60 0.12 502
60 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 7:00 AM 60 0.12 1,617
61 RIDICULOUSNESS SPECIAL MTV 10:00 PM 30 0.12 294
62 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 10:00 AM 60 0.12 1,092
63 MTP DAILY MSNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.12 1,679
64 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 12:00 PM 60 0.12 245
65 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 9:00 PM 60 0.12 395
66 GHOST NATION TRAVEL CHANNEL 9:00 PM 60 0.12 446
67 AMERICAS NEWSROOM FOX NEWS CHANNEL 10:00 AM 60 0.11 1,823
68 BEAT W/ARI MELBER MSNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.11 1,596
69 CRANK YANKERS COMEDY CENTRAL 10:30 PM 30 0.11 220
70 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 8:00 PM 63 0.11 549
71 11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS MSNBC 11:00 PM 60 0.11 1,881
72 CNN NEWSROOM CNN 9:00 AM 60 0.11 936
73 BORDERFORCE USA NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 9:00 PM 63 0.11 384
74 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.11 1,383
75 DRUG LORDS: THE NEXT GEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 10:03 PM 60 0.10 339
76 DEADLINE: WH SPECIAL MSNBC 3:00 PM 60 0.10 1,414
77 MORNING JOE: N/A MSNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.10 1,349
78 CLASSICS NBA: 1998 ALL STAR GAME ESPN 9:30 PM 120 0.09 256
79 MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM FREEFORM 9:00 PM 60 0.09 267
80 ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS MSNBC 12:05 PM 55 0.09 1,375
81 GET UP   L: N/A ESPN 8:00 AM 120 0.09 259
82 NEW DAY CNN 8:00 AM 60 0.09 753
83 SPORTSCENTER AFT    L ESPN 5:00 PM 61 0.09 274
84 MSNBC PRESS CONFERENCE MSNBC 11:34 AM 31 0.08 1,321
85 MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON MSNBC 10:00 AM 60 0.08 1,249
86 MSNBC LIVE W/K.TUR MSNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.08 1,160
87 CONAN TBS NETWORK 11:00 PM 30 0.08 248
88 MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE MSNBC 9:00 AM 60 0.08 1,309
89 SPORTSCENTER AM      L ESPN 1:00 PM 60 0.08 206
90 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN 3:00 PM 30 0.08 225
91 SPORTSCENTER LATE       L ESPN 11:30 PM 60 0.08 213
92 DESTINATION FEAR TRAVEL CHANNEL 10:00 PM 60 0.08 343
93 MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN MSNBC 11:00 AM 34 0.08 1,115
94 NFL LIVE                L ESPN 2:00 PM 60 0.08 233
95 FOX AND FRIENDS FOX NEWS CHANNEL 6:00 AM 60 0.08 1,124
96 MSNBC LIVE MSNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.07 1,148
97 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 12:00 AM 58 0.07 201
98 BUILDING GIANTS SCIENCE 9:00 PM 60 0.07 245
99 NEW DAY CNN 6:00 AM 60 0.07 482
100 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 12:00 AM 60 0.07 230
101 BIG FAT WEDDING WALK, THE LIFETIME TELEVISION 11:03 PM 58 0.06 218
102 NEW DAY CNN 7:00 AM 60 0.06 580
103 RUSTY RIVETS NICK JR 5:00 PM 30 0.06 302
104 PIONEER WOMAN FOOD NETWORK 12:00 PM 30 0.06 360
105 GHOST NATION REPACK TRAVEL CHANNEL 8:00 PM 60 0.06 313
106 SEA MONSTERS SCIENCE 10:00 PM 60 0.06 277
107 FAST MONEY HALFTIME RPRT CNBC 12:00 PM 60 0.06 341
108 GHOST HUNTERS A&E NETWORK 8:00 PM 58 0.05 248
109 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 7:00 AM 60 0.05 231
110 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 9:00 PM 60 0.05 214
111 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 11:00 PM 60 0.05 194
112 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE): WHERE ARE THEY NOW? 1911 LIFETIME TELEVISION 6:00 PM 120 0.05 188
113 SQUAWK ALLEY CNBC 11:00 AM 60 0.05 338
114 POWER LUNCH CNBC 2:00 PM 60 0.05 298
115 VINTAGE VOLTAGE MOTOR TREND 10:00 PM 60 0.05 200
116 BLIND DATE BRAVO 11:30 PM 30 0.05 152
117 MASTER MINDS GSN 4:00 PM 30 0.05 492
118 EXCHANGE, THE CNBC 1:00 PM 60 0.05 296
119 SQUAWK ON THE STREET: N/A CNBC 9:00 AM 120 0.05 352
120 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 6:00 AM 60 0.05 239
121 BLIND DATE BRAVO 12:00 AM 30 0.05 164
122 SPEAK FOR YOURSELF – S L FOX SPORTS 1 3:00 PM 60 0.04 96
123 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 8:00 AM 60 0.04 213
124 BF DELICIOUS DESTINATION COOKING CHANNEL 10:00 PM 30 0.04 177
125 MAFS SPECIAL (LIFE) LIFETIME TELEVISION 12:01 AM 63 0.04 156
126 CLOSING BELL: N/A CNBC 3:00 PM 120 0.04 303
127 JAY LENOS GARAGE SP CNBC 10:00 PM 63 0.04 192
128 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 8:00 PM 60 0.04 145
129 MAD MONEY CNBC 6:00 PM 60 0.04 315
130 HERD: COLIN COWHERD L: 1228 FOX SPORTS 1 12:00 PM 180 0.04 93
131 BROCKMIRE IFC TV 10:00 PM 31 0.04 153
132 UNDISPUTED SP L: 917 FOX SPORTS 1 9:30 AM 150 0.04 91
133 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 9:00 AM 60 0.04 238
134 SALVAGE HUNTERS: CLASSIC MOTOR TREND 9:00 PM 60 0.03 186
135 CNBC SPECIAL REPORT CNBC 7:00 PM 60 0.03 217
136 FIRST TAKE: N/A ESPN2 12:00 PM 120 0.03 79
137 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 10:00 PM 60 0.03 132
138 MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE HLN 10:00 AM 60 0.03 225
139 FAST MONEY CNBC 5:00 PM 60 0.03 234
140 SQUAWK BOX: N/A CNBC 6:00 AM 180 0.03 159
141 NFL NOW NFL NETWORK 1:00 PM 60 0.02 69
142 LATINX NOW UNIVERSO 1:00 AM 30 0.02 88
143 HOME & FAMILY: N/A HALLMARK CHANNEL 10:00 AM 120 0.02 154
144 OVAL, THE BET HER 9:00 PM 60 0.02 83
145 GET UP: N/A ESPN2 10:00 AM 120 0.02 72
146 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 7:00 PM 60 0.02 105
147 NBA: THE JUMP ESPN2 2:00 AM 30 0.02 56
148 TYLER PERRYS RUTHLESS BET HER 10:00 PM 60 0.02 82
149 CASO CERRADO UNIVERSO 6:00 PM 60 0.02 95
150 KOREAN BASEBALL   L: DOOSAN BEARS/LG TWINS ESPN2 6:00 AM 155 0.02 68

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.